Time is of the essence for first 'Clásico'

This coming Monday will see a decision on the timing of the 'clásico' scheduled for 26th October at the Camp Nou. The league is considering two possible options. The first of these is for it to kick off at 4 p.m., as MARCA announced on Friday.

The aim of choosing this time is for the 'clásico' to reach the Asian market. League president Javier Tebas has already gone on record as saying that he intends all the biggest games to be scheduled for this time. The second option is for the match to be put back to 6 p.m.

The final decision, when it is made, will not be an arbitrary one, as the LFP (Professional Football League) is looking at all the times in case the 'clásico' clashes with another big match in one of the major European leagues.

On the Saturday in question, for example, both Manchester United and Liverpool will be playing, and in Germany, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will be in action.

This clash of times with other big clubs with a large audience in the Asian market could cause a change in the timing of the 'clásico' to 6 in the evening, when there would be no clash with any other big game.

The decision will be explained, as we say, this coming Monday at the headquarters of the LFP, where all the major television stations have been asked along.